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###Without the use of semicolons, the reader has to sort out the major groupings to distinguish between important and less important pauses, based on the logic of the sentence (Hacker 252). | ###Without the use of semicolons, the reader has to sort out the major groupings to distinguish between important and less important pauses, based on the logic of the sentence (Hacker 252). | ||
###By utilizing semicolons at the main breaks, the writer does the work for the reader (Hacker 252). | ###By utilizing semicolons at the main breaks, the writer does the work for the reader (Hacker 252). | ||
==Common Misuse of the Semicolon== | ==Common Misuse of the Semicolon== | ||
#Avoid using a semicolon in the following situations. | #Avoid using a semicolon in the following situations. | ||